"Have you found her yet?" I ask my beta from the other side of the phone. I know what you're thinking, 'Couldn't he just use mind-link?' Well the thing is...........we like to be old fashioned. We like to be a lot like humans. It makes it so the real humans won't suspect us. Just imagine being at the mall or something and using mind'link to find each other when you're at two different corners of the mall. Wouldn't that be weird and suspicious? Ehhh...I guess I'm over thinking it.

I was brought back into reality when my beta answers me, "We have found something, alpha. Something that we think will help us find her."

"Ok, just remember to contact me RIGHT away if you find ANYTHING, or even better, her." I say fiercely.

I'm still staying with...what's her name? Jenny...no....Je...Jess...Jessica!! Yeah, I'm still staying with Jessica, her mate, and the "guards" . None of them trust me, except Chase and Alicia. It's actually quite sad. Chase and I would probably be best guy friends by now. And Alicia is just a friend. Her name brings back bad memories about the bad Alicia, so I call her Alice.

"Yes, alpha. Will do." My beta spoke from the other side. I hang up without saying 'bye'. Common, he's just my beta. It doesn't matter if I say 'bye' or not to him.

I put my phone in my back pocket and start walking towards the kitchen. There, I find Chase....and....um.....Sydney? I'm really bad with names...I don't really know how some alphas can memorize all of the names in his/her pack.

"Hey, dude." Chase greets me as I enter the kitchen. I do one of those nod greetings and open the fridge. It takes me a while, but I finally find a jar of Nutella (Nutella is like a chocolate cream, but it tastes a bit different...It tastes like...I don't know how to explain the taste...It's just really good). You know how when some girls are sad they eat ice-cream. Well, I ear a full jar of Nutella. Yep, we have around 10 jars of Nutella in the fridge right now.

"Dude, lay off the Nutella. You're gaining a little weight." Chase says while patting my stomach playfully. I growl at him playfully as a response, and grab a small spoon. Once I have everything to eat my delicious Nutella, I slowly walk towards the living room. As I sit down the first thing that pops into my head is Emily.

Why did she leave me? I know I've made mistakes in the past, but I've been trying to repay her. I've been all "lovey-dovey" as well. Why doesn't she like me?!

My wolf, Aart, whined.

I defend myself. Aart scoffs and I can just picture him rolling his eyes.

"Ok, Logan. This is the only time where I'll let you come with me to find Emily. She's been gone for more than 3 weeks now and I think if you look for her we'll have an easier time finding her. You know because of the mate connection..But! Brian, my mate, is coming with us. I don't trust you completely." Jessica says as she enters the living room. I jump out of my seat, almost squealing, with joy when she told me that. I was on my second jar of Nutella when she came.

"Ok, calm down. We leave in 30 minutes...I need to eat something...." She mutters before walking towards the kitchen.

Aart screams in joy.

' I respond, equally as excited.

Emily's P.O.V

"Ahh....Life is good without mates..." I mumble to myself. Of course I feel lonely now and then, but I'm sure that's just the mate connection. It's been around three weeks since I ran away from Logan and everyone. By the way before I continue, I just HAD to say that my birthday is in two weeks! Ok, back on subject..*sheepishly grins* Whenever I shift-which is a lot-I rip clothes right? Therefore, when I shift back into human form I'm naked. Well, I've figured out a way so I can make clothes when I shift back into my human form. Oh, and I've also found out the colors to my tail.

Red: Energy, Excited, and Adventurous

Black: Stressed, Nervous, Tense

Light Blue: Calm, Relaxed, Lovable

Gold: Unsettled, Mixed Emotions

Gray: Very Nervous, Anxious

Light Pink: Fear, uncertain

Red-Orange: Daring, stimulating

Brown: Restless

Yellow: Imaginative

Light purple: Clarity

Green: Normal, Average

White: Bored, Frustrated

Oh, and another thing. When I get angry my eyes turn a bright red color. Other than that my nails are the things that change according to my emotion.

Of course I feel guilty of leaving Logan and my friends. Mostly my friends, but I'm having soooo much fun fighting monsters. A new monster comes almost every day. Some are very funny looking....

Anyway.....I guess you're wondering where I'm staying...well, I don't really stay at one place. I move very frequently. You see, some monsters are very clever and they can track me down. Not to mention that I see the warriors from Logan's pack very often. Will they EVER give up?! However, I've never seen or felt Logan look for me. I'm both happy and sad-I honestly don't know why I'm sad, its probably the mate connection. I'm happy because since Logan hasn't been looking for me since I ran away. I'm still running and free. Yeah, ok maybe more like running and hiding. If Logan went looking for me, he would find me fairly quickly.

"Emily I see some wolves from the east." Alvar calls from the sky.

"Alvar! Just be quiet. They have werewolf hearing!" I yell/whisper.

"Oh! I'm sorry." She apologizes while gliding down.

"I'm just going to see how far away they are." I say while beginning to climb a tree.

My eyes widen as I see my best friend a couple of trees away from the tree I'm on. Her eyes widen when she realizes I'm here. I hear someone yelling and she looks down to answer.

I sense someone coming closer to me so I quietly, but quickly get on top of the tree and jump to a few trees farther away. I honestly don't know how I did that..I would've thought it was impossible if I hadn't just done it.

I look up to see Jessica tense up. Brian seems to notice too 'cause he asks her if she's okay. Jessica nods hesitantly and looks back up to speak.

"I'm fine, its just really high up. (They were REALLY tall trees.)" She explains.

"Tell me if you see anything." I yell.

"I see a lot of things up here." She says jokingly. Brian starts chuckling, but I stay quiet. This is a serious matter....I need to find my ma-what's that smell?

I start sniffing the air like crazy before moving towards my right. When I get close enough to the thing or person with the smell, I look up. I sadly look back down when I don't see who I was looking for. I start climbing the tree and look for Jessica. Once I see her I expect to see her looking around for Emily, or any sign of her, but instead I see her staring straight at.....Emily...and....a phoenix?

"Emily?" I ask loud enough for any shifter a mole away to here. She quickly turns towards me, her eyes wide.

"Logan?" She whispers. My grin quickly disappears as I see Emily cower back down in fear. I've never seen this side of Emily..Was it something I said, or did?

Logan found me....What is he going to do when we get home? Its not like I can run away...again...He'll probably have extra guards so I won't escape...wait. I'm not gonna let him bring me to his pack. he'll probably hurt and torture me.

I slowly get down and tell Alvar to get ready to help me fight Logan. However, when I finally reach the ground there are already a few familiar faces waiting for me. Jessica, with a guilty look on her face. Why? She didn't do anything. Brian is also here with his arm draped around Jessica's shoulders protectively. And lastly...Logan. Surprisingly, Logan doesn't come up to me and slaps me, angrily. He comes up to me and HUGS me! I freeze, shocked. It takes me a while to respond, but I finally decide to hug him a bit. I awkwardly pat him on the back.

"I'm sorry." He says weakly. I pull away and stare at him in shock.

"Woah, is the big bad wolf apologizing to ME?" I say with a goofy smile. He manages to chuckles a bit.

"Yeah, well....I just want you back." He mumbles.

I chuckle, "You can't take me back. At least not in that way."

"Wait. Do you forgive me?" He asks, his eyes full of hope.

"Yes, I do. However, you still need to earn my trust. And you can start by becoming my friend."

"I'd like that." He says with a smile.

"Hello, my name is Emily West (only a few of you people might get this, but see what I did there? ;D) What's your name?"

"Nice to meet you. My name is Logan Rodriguez."

"Well, I guess since we're friends now. Get down." He bends down a bit, confused, and I jump on his back for a piggy back ride.

"This is normal friend behavior." I said with a smile.

"Ok, get ready for a crazy ride." He says while getting ready to run.

"Giddy up Horsey!" I yell in a little girl voice.

This was the beginning of a crazy friendship.

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Jessica's P.O.V

Its been 2 weeks since Emily forgave Logan. They spend each and every single day together. Strangers might even think they're dating. I actually think its sweet they're starting over, as friends. But if he hurts her in ANY way, I won't hesitate to kill him, future king or not.

Emily's P.O.V

Right now I'm playing hide-n-seek with Logan. He's it and I'm scared. It's not really hide-n-seek, its more like me hiding from Logan or else- uh oh....

"Found you!" Logan yells while opening the closet door. Yeah....I was hiding in a closet...

He starts tickling me like crazy and I gasp for air.

"Stop it! Please! Stop it!" I plead in between breaths.

"No can do, princess. You hid from me so I get to tickle you." He says with a huge grin, and continues tickling me.

"I'm sorry please stop!" I squeal and laugh. This boy is changing me....

"Say that I'm the greatest friend, ever. And that I'm the best mate, ever." He says, still grinning.

"I'm the greatest friend, ever. And I'm the best mate, ever." I say jokingly, but the joke soon ends, because he continues to tickle me.

"Fine! Fine! You're the greatest friend, ever. And the best mate, ever." I finally give up. He gets up and says, "Now was that so hard?"

"Yes, yes it was." I say while raising my hand up as if to say 'help me up'. He helps me up and I walk towards my bed before jumping and landing on it.

"I'm hungry, and tired." I say with my eyes closed.

"Well, we could go downstairs and eat.......I don't know what to eat....We can ask one of your friends to make food for us." He suggests. I open my eyes and smirk.

"Hey, friend, would you please make us food?" I ask him.

"Very funny, but I'm serious I don't know what to eat."

"This is a very serious matter. We could die of starvation if we don't eat now...It's 12:05! We usually eat at 12:00! We could die any second now! And I don't know how to cook!! Okay, that's a lie, I'm just too lazy to."

"Ok good. 'Cause I was gonna say...you make the BEST pancakes." He says in a goofy matter.

"Thanks. Now, cover your ears." He does as he's told.

"JESSICA!!" I yell at the top of my lungs.

"WHAT?!!" She yells back.

"CAN YOU MAKE US SOME FOOD?!"

"GET IT YOURSELF LAZY-POOPS!!" She yells in a joking matter.

"OK, BUT IF IT KILLS US YOU'RE TO BLAME!!"

"OK!! Let's just get Chinese." She yells the first part, but for the second part she's already in here.

"Ok, fine by me. Who's calling?" Jessica and I both smirk as we think of the same thing.

"1, 2, 3! NOT IT!!" We both yell, leaving Logan having to order us some Chinese.

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"That was some good food.." I say as I throw away my trash.

"Yep. Now what do we do?" Logan asks me. Jessica already left with Brian to who-knows-where, leaving me with Logan.

"We can have a dance party." I suggest.

"Sure. What song?" He asks. I smirk and take out my phone.

"Counting stars - OneRepublic!!" I yell as I click play. The second it starts I start to do the heart-beat, and then I do the heart-beat dance except with my fists up and my elbows facing opposite directions. We both dance and laugh the rest of he evening.

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